cue making wood

[jim evans]

as title says another lot of wood for me to butchersnakewood,cocoalves,kingwood,conchin similar kingwood,lignum vitae,indian rosewood,cocobolo,american hollywood,tulipwood and mango

[snooks1000]

wow, your not messing about Jim . hope all is well your end and you had a good christmas and have a prosperous new year. Ps can't believe Lily's a year old next week! where does the time go

[willtyson]

You know who to come to when you muck them up, always got a few quid for a cue from you jim, if the splicings poor or not :snooker: No really, they look nice bits of wood there, have a good new year! Last cue you sent was great by the way had a play the other day, made a nice little 40 with it :snooker:

[JasonOwen]

Lovely big lump of snakewood there Jim, mustve cost you a 2nd mortgage for that alone!

[jim evans]

as title says another lot of wood for me to butchersnakewood,cocoalves,kingwood,conchin similar kingwood,lignum vitae,indian rosewood,cocobolo,american hollywood,tulipwood and mango

hi jason not as big as looks in pic its 18 ins x 2 1/2 x 2 should get a couple of full butt 1 piece cues out of it,decided to realy concentrate and do about 12 specials this year 2 snakewood ,another mannock attempt or 2,a couple of black and white ebony ,and see what the rest of year brings

[poolqjunkie]

Holly is so white it is very beautiful, almost like ivory.:-)

[jim evans]

Holly is so white it is very beautiful, almost like ivory.:-)

hi airin as soon as i saw the holly, ebony and ivory cue came into my head ,so black white black white black is the way to go for that i think

[poolqjunkie]

hi airin as soon as i saw the holly, ebony and ivory cue came into my head ,so black white black white black is the way to go for that i think

Is your holly quite soft?

[jim evans]

yes airin soft and very light

[old school]

I have asked Jason to consider holly as an option for the veneers on a Cue Guru cue I am designing.Stunning wood and great when used to delineate two timbers of similar hue.

[DWOT]

You know what they say.......... Variety is the splice of life.....

[poolqjunkie]

I have asked Jason to consider holly as an option for the veneers on a Cue Guru cue I am designing.Stunning wood and great when used to delineate two timbers of similar hue.

Yes it is nice, and it is whiter than maple, with a more refined grains.
Have you seen any snooker cue made with holly? Would love to see that.
I wonder if they will stay white over time with just oil finish...

[old school]

I have only seen a cue badge made of holly.Dave at Craftsman,when he first started ( 80-85) used to use holly for his badges and "impressed" the Craftsman logo on the badge (some kind of press,I believe).I posess a 3/4 Craftsman that Dave has verified is from this period and yes the holly stays white especialy when you consider how much build up,off your hands,there is likely to be on the badge face.I will say that the Craftsman logo is almost gone ,although Dave says he could re-do it, so that also illustrates how soft holly can be.If you want I can send you a j.peg to your Aurora e-mail address to illustrate the "whiteness",let me know,Airin.

[DeanH]

maybe a few others may be interested in seeing a photo or two of this badge and cue

[poolqjunkie]

I have only seen a cue badge made of holly.Dave at Craftsman,when he first started ( 80-85) used to use holly for his badges and "impressed" the Craftsman logo on the badge (some kind of press,I believe).I posess a 3/4 Craftsman that Dave has verified is from this period and yes the holly stays white especialy when you consider how much build up,off your hands,there is likely to be on the badge face.I will say that the Craftsman logo is almost gone ,although Dave says he could re-do it, so that also illustrates how soft holly can be.If you want I can send you a j.peg to your Aurora e-mail address to illustrate the "whiteness",let me know,Airin.

That is very interesting. Would love to see it.
So fortunate to have such a wealth of knowledge here. It is amazing how much I have learn, thank you.